I didn't sleep at all last night I was also thinking about Houston. Paranoia is getting the best of me.

No one, absolutely no one is in this god damn town! My home.

Late last night I thought I saw a flash of light but it was just lightning. I'm going crazy.

Once willow had woken up and was feeling refreshed we had decided to search the town and that brings up to now.

"Willow your like my daughter. You know that right?" I ask.

"Yes. I've never had a mom before!" She squeals in excitement.

I see something whisk in front of my vision. I whip out my gun and aim it at where I last saw the figure.

Willow clings to my legs and I feel a rush of protectiveness wash over me. This kid needs me and I will NOT let her down.

"Who's there!" I shout warningly.

"Hey, hey hey!" Someone shouts.

"Who are you!" I persist.

"Drop don't point the gun at me!" He says.

"Get out of the bushes first!" I yell still pointing the gun.

"Yea yea yea." He says annoyed emerging from the bushes and I lowering my gun.

"Who the hell are you!" I ask.

"My name is Smith." He says.

"Oh yea that's totally all I wanted to know." I say sarcastically.

"Great now that we are done here I'll be going." He says. He's a smart ass.

"What's that jacket for." I ask looking at a seal on it.

"I'm a doctor." He says proudly.

"Awesome! Can you check out her arm?" I plead.

"Why?" He asks skeptically.

"She was bit." I explain.

"Fine." He agrees and unwraps her bandages as she whimpers.

"Just keep doing what your doing and she should be fine." He says and I can tell he is lying about something. "Now what's your guys' names?"

"I'm Dove and that's Willow."

"OK nice to meet you two now can I tag along with you guys?" He asks.

"Sure we are just going back to the other town." Willow decides chippy.

I shoot her a glare since I don't trust this man. The discoloration from her wound has taken over her entire arm but she just hasn't noticed somehow. Im praying that this isn't anything horrible enough to kill her.

We all walk to the cafeteria and try to put together a scrappy meal. My stomach is killing me.

I can tell willow is hungry by the way she chows down the package of precooked chicken.

Its like the entire town just evacuated leaving all of their shit behind.

This scares me because what if they did, and why? So many questions are swirling around my mind and there's nothing I can do about them.

"So you two sisters or something?" Smith asks.

"Sure." I say dazed.

"Hmmm." He ponders and I snap out of it a bit creeped out.

We decide to try and make it as quickly back to the other town as we can because there is nothing I can do here. This place is left exactly as we left it.

I miss my other friends too. I have a worried feeling in the back of my mind just gnawing at me and chipping away at my bravery.

My gun is secured on my back pocket, ready to be pulled at any second.

As we are walking out of the town I stop of my berry patch and kiss my fingers and touch the wilted leaves of berries.

I remember when Haden and I first met. I wish everything was back then and simple.

Love Haden. Be happy with your best friend. Work. Eat. Sleep. Live a simple life.

I was normal. You know, just like everyone else I was living day by day.

Until those motherfuckers came and fucked up everything. My goddamn town!

"Why! What did you want with my town!" I scream out loud ragged.

"Dove- let's go." Willow tries to say comfortingly.

"O-ok." I say calming down and lifting her up onto my back.

We walk smith and I talking as Willow is sleeping on my back.

Turns out Smith had a family of his own, out on the mainland.

A wife Tiffany and a daughter named Paige along with his son Daniel.

"My wife is sick so I got a job here to help with her bills." He says sadly.

"With those soldiers?!" I asked starting to get defensive.

"Y-yes." He stutters as he realizes he said the wrong thing.

"You worked for those mother fuckers that RUINED MY LIFE!?" I scream at him and Willow jerks awake.

"I needed the money for my Wife!" He says sincerely.

"You know what happened to my town!" I shout. "You and your fucking friends killed Houston!"

"They aren't my friends!"

"Your associated with them!"

"I'm sorry! I couldn't do anything about it!"

"Explain everything that happened to my town now! Or I will shoot you in your fucking head!" I shout fuming.

"Ok Ok!" He pleads.

We both stop and I put my hand on my hip ready to rip his head off.

"I came here when the government issued out doctors wanted for some over seas mission. I was hired and I came here leaving my sick wife and children." He says clearing his throat.

"Continue." I say impatiently.

"I came and we stomped into your town. That's when I saw you and your friends leave after who I'm assuming is Houston was shot. Everyone after that was tested with these things." He says pulling out something that looks like a thermometer but with a thin rectangle metal strip on the end.

A.N- it kind of looks like a pregnancy test.

"They tested everyone and anyone that got a + was killed and anyone that didn't was shipped off to the mainland. Along with the troops and officials. I didn't pass." He says and starts crying. "They spared my life because I was the one that came up with the testers. I have one left and I can't waste it."

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